| Dutch National Opera - Amsterdam | 24 April 2024 |
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Anna BolenaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Marina Rebeka stars as a regal Anna Bolena at Dutch National Opera |
 17 May 22 / Bachtrack |
Triunfo de Marina Rebeka como Anna Bolena |
| 17 May 22 / Scherzo |
ToscaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Une Tosca d’aujourd’hui à Amsterdam |
| 25 Apr 22 / Opera Online (French) |
Tosca al desnudo |
| 21 Apr 22 / Platea Magazine |
Bloedstollend theater in vocaal prachtige bezetting |
| 20 Apr 22 / Place de l'Opera |
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Brillante y poco convencional ‘Tosca’ de Barrie Kosky |
| 17 Apr 22 / Scherzo |
Barrie Kosky's Tosca as opera noir in Amsterdam |
| 16 Apr 22 / Bachtrack |
Tosca bij DNO – expliciet en graphic |
| 16 Apr 22 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Scarpia und Sushi: Mord in der Designerküche |
| 15 Apr 22 / klassik.com |
Una Tosca di bruciante teatralità |
| 15 Apr 22 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Je gelooft in dit liefdespaar |
| 14 Apr 22 / nrc.nl |
De ‘Tosca’ van De Nationale Opera is een theatrale, orkestrale en vocale triomf |
| 14 Apr 22 / Parool |
Denis & KatyaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Much ado about very little |
| 20 Mar 22 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Harde werkelijkheid en flowerpower op OFF |
| 16 Mar 22 / Place de l'Opera |
Krieg und Frieden: Philip Venables Kammeroper Denis & Katya beim Opera Forward Festival |
| 15 Mar 22 / Bachtrack (German) |
Eurydice – Die Liebenden blindDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Eurydice in de Thalys |
| 20 Mar 22 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Der Mythos in Zeiten von Corona – Manfred Trojahns jüngste Oper in Amsterdam uraufgeführt |
| 19 Mar 22 / Neue Musikzeitung |
Trojahn hult Eurydice in mysterieuze klanken |
| 9 Mar 22 / Place de l'Opera |
Orphée | L’Amour | EurydiceDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Orphée als belevenis via VR-bril |
| 9 Mar 22 / Place de l'Opera |
SalomeDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Non grande ma benissimo usata, la voce di Jennifer Holloway |
| 9 Feb 22 / Operaclick (Italian) |
IJzingwekkende Salome bij DNO |
| 9 Feb 22 / Place de l'Opera |
La TraviataDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Violetta zonder waardigheid |
| 21 Dec 21 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Una ‘Traviata ‘ de nivel (musical) sorprendentemente alto |
| 14 Dec 21 / Scherzo |
AnansiDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Vrolijke show rond spin Anansi |
| 17 Nov 21 / Place de l'Opera |
Don GiovanniDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Weinig 'giocoso' in donkere Don bij DNO |
| 17 Nov 21 / Place de l'Opera |
El cambio en Mozart |
| 11 Nov 21 / Platea Magazine |
Don Giovanni “dans un bois (not so) solitaire” at Dutch National Opera |
| 9 Nov 21 / Bachtrack |
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Alla fine, ottimo successo di pubblico con qualche isolato dissenso per il protagonista |
| 6 Nov 21 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Menselijkheid? Levensdrift? Don Giovanni blijft een onverbeterlijke zak |
| 6 Nov 21 / nrc.nl |
UploadDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Quand la science-fiction fait son entrée à l’opéra |
| 8 Oct 21 / Classicagenda |
Magere Hein (bijna) een loer gedraaid |
| 7 Oct 21 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Intime Zukunftsmusik: Michel van der Aas Upload in Amsterdam |
| 6 Oct 21 / Bachtrack (German) |
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Van der Aa schept meesterwerk met filmopera Upload |
| 6 Oct 21 / Place de l'Opera |
Euthanasie virtuelle |
| 5 Oct 21 / ConcertoNet (French) |
In ‘Upload,’ do blockchains dream of electric lizards? |
| 4 Oct 21 / New York Times |
Missa in tempore belliDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
El poder de la religión |
| 30 Sep 21 / Platea Magazine |
Con una serie di recite da tutto esaurito l’Opera Nazionale Olandese apre la stagione 2021 con una produzione sui generis |
| 24 Sep 21 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Haydn en de vandalen |
| 8 Sep 21 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
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Haydns oorlogsmis als liturgie van het leven |
| 8 Sep 21 / Place de l'Opera |
Der ZwergDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Der Zwerg is een vogel |
| 9 Sep 21 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Spannend begin van een nieuwe |
| 8 Sep 21 / Place de l'Opera |
Mit Bravour den Spiegel vorhalten |
| 7 Sep 21 / Bachtrack (German) |
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‘We’re like athletes here’: the maestro with a gym habit
Lorenzo Viotti’s sporty social media posts don’t fit the image of an opera conductor. But they help classical music reach a new audience, he says.
Lorenzo Viotti’s sporty social media posts don’t fit the image of an opera conductor. But they help classical music reach a new audience, he says.
Die ersten MenschenDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Amsterdams Nederlandse Opera wagt Rudi Stephans „Die ersten Menschen“ |
| 17 Aug 21 / Neue Musikzeitung |
The music lives up to the grandeur of the language |
| 15 Jul 21 / Opera Journal |
Die ersten Menschen is Rudi Stephan’s musical legacy because his life was tragically short |
| 29 Jun 21 / Seen and Heard |
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Die ersten Menschen. En onze eerste Bieito |
| 13 Jun 21 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Hutspot van lust en geloof |
| 9 Jun 21 / Place de l'Opera |
Eifersucht, Inzest und ungestilltes Verlangen |
| 5 Jun 21 / Bachtrack (German) |
Die sieben TodsundenDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
I am a camera: a cinematic Seven Deadly Sins from Dutch National Opera |
| 20 Mar 21 / Bachtrack |
Les Sept Péchés capitaux ouvrent en ligne l’Opera Forward Festival d’Amsterdam |
| 20 Mar 21 / Opera Online (French) |
Westboek zingt en speelt sterke Anna |
| 20 Mar 21 / Place de l'Opera |
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De digitale festivalsfeer van Opera Forward Festival is meteen goed voelbaar |
| 20 Mar 21 / nrc.nl |
Die sieben Todsünden wordt iets te deftig gebracht |
| 20 Mar 21 / de Volkskrant |
Le nozze di FigaroDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
La regia teatrale di David Bösch è snella ed efficiente |
| 3 Dec 20 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Le Nozze-stream… het blijft behelpen |
| 1 Dec 20 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Dutch National Opera brings off a Covid-adapted Figaro with brilliance |
| 1 Dec 20 / Bachtrack |
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Coronaproof Figaro overtuigt bij DNO |
| 1 Dec 20 / Place de l'Opera |
RitrattoDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Ritratto ook in het echt een schitterende productie |
| 10 Oct 20 / Place de l'Opera |
Hoe leger het podium wordt, hoe dynamischer het spektakel van Ritratto aandoet |
| 9 Oct 20 / de Volkskrant |
Prachtopera ondanks rare gebaartjes |
| 9 Oct 20 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
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Aktuell und trostvoll: Willem Jeths Ritratto in Amsterdam |
| 9 Oct 20 / Bachtrack (German) |
Faust [Working Title]Dutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Faust en de Bedriegertjes |
| 13 Sep 20 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Nationale Opera opent seizoen met overvloed |
| 9 Sep 20 / Place de l'Opera |
Verwirrend und aufrüttelnd |
| 8 Sep 20 / Bachtrack (German) |
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Calda l’accoglienza del pubblico che affollava il Muziektheater |
| 7 Sep 20 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Eindresultaat lovenswaardig experiment stelt wat teleur |
| 7 Sep 20 / nrc.nl |
Opera ‘Faust (working title)’ is kleurrijk en beweeglijk |
| 7 Sep 20 / de Volkskrant |
NabuccoDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Andreas Homoki met Nabucco in Amsterdam |
| 20 Feb 20 / Leidmotief |
Incredibile Anna Pirozzi! |
| 29 Jan 20 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Wie van duidelijk theater houdt en niet al te hoge muzikale verwachtingen heeft: ga lekker naar Nabucco |
| 29 Jan 20 / de Volkskrant |
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Koekoek! Hier is Nabucco. Wat een sof |
| 29 Jan 20 / Trouw |
Alla fine, gli applausi che rimangono sono per Verdi |
| 29 Jan 20 / Operaclick (Italian) |
A monolithic Nabucco at Dutch National Opera |
| 29 Jan 20 / Bachtrack |
RodelindaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Ottimo il cast |
| 26 Jan 20 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Rodelinda and youth issues |
| 18 Jan 20 / Opera Gazet (English) |
Mehta en Minasi zijn de echte sterren in ‘Rodelinda’ |
| 17 Jan 20 / Trouw |
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Lucy Crowe grandioos in spitsvondige Rodelinda |
| 17 Jan 20 / Place de l'Opera |
Rodelinda door De Nationale Opera is gruwelijk mooi |
| 17 Jan 20 / Parool |
Claus Guths ‘Rodelinda’ is energiek, scherp en afwisselend |
| 17 Jan 20 / nrc.nl |
Rodelinda hits all the marks at Dutch National Opera |
| 16 Jan 20 / Bachtrack |
La CenerentolaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Cenerentola tra realtà e sogno |
| 4 Jan 20 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
La Cenerentola met startproblemen |
| 7 Dec 19 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Cinderella's pink dream |
| 7 Dec 19 / Bachtrack |
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Rossini’s Assepoester is oog- en oorstrelend op alle fronten |
| 5 Dec 19 / Parool |
Laurent Pelly laat Cenerentola dagdromen |
| 5 Dec 19 / Place de l'Opera |
Die WalküreDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Les adieux à la mythique Walkyrie de Pierre Audi |
| 22 Nov 19 / Classicagenda |
Bundeling van oerenergie |
| 20 Nov 19 / Place de l'Opera |
Once more around the catwalk: Audi's Walküre in Amsterdam |
| 20 Nov 19 / Bachtrack |
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Alles is goed aan Die Walküre van Pierre Audi. Dit wil je zien |
| 20 Nov 19 / de Volkskrant |
Die Walküre door De Nationale Opera stelt wat teleur |
| 20 Nov 19 / Parool |
Een grillig weerzien met ‘Die Walküre’ |
| 20 Nov 19 / Trouw |
Walküre van Audi is ook nu nog altijd magistraal |
| 20 Nov 19 / nrc.nl |
Rapt audience at Dutch National Opera’s riveting Walküre |
| 18 Nov 19 / Opera Today |
Una serata di grande Musica |
| 18 Nov 19 / Operaclick (Italian) |
KriebelDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Meer concert dan opera voor 2+ |
| 23 Oct 19 / Place de l'Opera |
Così fan tutteDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Excellente reprise |
| 13 Oct 19 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Teenage summer crush in Dutch National Opera's Così fan tutte |
| 12 Oct 19 / Bachtrack |
Ruimtevrees in reprise Così fan tutte bij DNO |
| 9 Oct 19 / Place de l'Opera |
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Cast salvages unfunny Così fan tutte at Dutch National Opera |
| 7 Oct 19 / Opera Today |
La direzione di Bolton il punto di forza di questo allestimento |
| 6 Oct 19 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Mozart aan gort geregisseerd |
| 5 Oct 19 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
A disastrous Così in Amsterdam |
| 5 Oct 19 / Opera Gazet (English) |
Tussen petticoats en korte broeken bloeien Mozarts libertijnse zeden |
| 5 Oct 19 / nrc.nl |
Operaflirt XL: “Wat een verwarring” |
| 5 Oct 19 / Place de l'Opera |
PagliacciDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 13 | |
El orden de los factores sí altera el producto |
| 11 Oct 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Réalité ou fiction? Le diptyque Cav/Pag vu par Robert Carsen à Amsterdam |
| 25 Sep 19 / Classicagenda |
Verismo und Wahrheit |
| 20 Sep 19 / Die Welt |
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De Nationale Opera opent nieuw seizoen met krachtige en belangwekkende voorstelling |
| 11 Sep 19 / de Volkskrant |
Grande successo per Pagliacci - Cavalleria Rusticana di Robert Carsen, Lorenzo Viotti |
| 11 Sep 19 / Fattitaliana |
Robert Carsen met Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana in Amsterdam |
| 11 Sep 19 / Leidmotief |
Operachef Viotti debuteert in geweldig gezongen en geregisseerd ‘Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana’ |
| 9 Sep 19 / nrc.nl |
Het andere realisme van Robert Carsen |
| 9 Sep 19 / Theaterkrant |
Deze Cav/Pag is een productie die iedereen moet gaat zien en horen |
| 9 Sep 19 / Parool |
Pag & Cav di Robert Carsen |
| 8 Sep 19 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Superbe productie van Pagliacci/Cavalleria |
| 7 Sep 19 / Place de l'Opera |
‘Cav/Pag’ is opera-in-opera met veel vernuft |
| 7 Sep 19 / Trouw |
Season opener Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana sets the bar high at Dutch National Opera |
| 7 Sep 19 / Bachtrack |
Cavalleria RusticanaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 14 | |
El orden de los factores sí altera el producto |
| 11 Oct 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Anita Rachvelishvili and Ailyn Pérez are forces of nature in Robert Carsen’s genius production |
| 27 Sep 19 / OperaWire |
Réalité ou fiction? Le diptyque Cav/Pag vu par Robert Carsen à Amsterdam |
| 25 Sep 19 / Classicagenda |
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Verismo und Wahrheit |
| 20 Sep 19 / Die Welt |
De Nationale Opera opent nieuw seizoen met krachtige en belangwekkende voorstelling |
| 11 Sep 19 / de Volkskrant |
Grande successo per Pagliacci - Cavalleria Rusticana di Robert Carsen, Lorenzo Viotti |
| 11 Sep 19 / Fattitaliana |
Robert Carsen met Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana in Amsterdam |
| 11 Sep 19 / Leidmotief |
Operachef Viotti debuteert in geweldig gezongen en geregisseerd ‘Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana’ |
| 9 Sep 19 / nrc.nl |
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3 to 19 May 2024
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27 Oct to 3 Nov 2024
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Strauss, J
5 to 29 Dec 2024
Wantenaar
21 Dec 2024 to 5 Jan 2025
Stephan
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Mozart
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Venables
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Caers
15 Mar 2025 ++
El-Turk
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News & Articles
| Dutch National Opera announces its 2024-25 season |
René Barbera, Austrine Stundyte, Tomasz Konieczny and Issachah Savage lead Dutch National Opera’s 2024-25 season. |
| 2 Apr 2024 / OperaWire |
| Dutch National Opera returns to pre-pandemic attendance numbers |
The house averaged 95 percent capacity throughout 2023. The opera itself achieved 94 percent seat occupancy, an increase of over eight percent when compared to 2018. |
| 13 Jan 2024 / Opernwelt |
| "Oper! Award" an De Nationale Opera Amsterdam |
De Nationale Opera Amsterdam erhält den "Oper! Award" 2024. Damit sei sie das beste Opernhaus des Jahres 2023, teilte die Zeitschrift "Oper! Das Magazin" am Dienstag mit. |
| 22 Nov 2023 / Musik Heute |
| Lorenzo Viotti steps down from Dutch National Opera |
Lorenzo Viotti, the current chief conductor of the Dutch National Opera and the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, has announced that he will remain in his position until season 2024-25 before stepping away from the company. |
| 25 Apr 2023 / OperaWire |
| Dutch National Opera announces its 2023-24 season |
Adela Zaharia, Eric Cutler and Malin Byström lead Dutch National Opera’s 2023-24 season. |
| 22 Mar 2023 / OperaWire |
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